Research into the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on terrestrial ecosystems remains a relatively new discipline that is currently split into two broad themes: the effects of increased UV-B radiation resulting from ...
The influence of sedimentation, depth and substratum angle on sponge assemblages in the Wakatobi region, south-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia was considered. Sponge assemblages were sampled from two reef localities. The first ...
Wilson, J. B.; Agnew, Andrew D. Q.; Sykes, M. T.(2004)
Whittaker was one of the leading ecologists of his generation, introducing several ideas to plant community ecology. One approach involved deriving environmental-correlation curves in attempts to determine how the abundance ...
Ba-Fail, A. O.; Jasimuddin, Sajjad; Abed, S. Y.(2001)
Air traffic analysis is an important task both for airlines and the concerned civil aviation authority. This paper addresses analyzing and forecasting international air travel market in Saudi Arabia using econometric models. ...
Despite significant conservation efforts, global biodiversity continues to decline. A key contributing factor has been a failure to fully recognise the range of ecosystem service benefits provided by biodiversity. In this ...
Al-Moghaiwli, Mohammed Hamed(Aberystwyth UniversityManagement and Business, 1999)
This study aims at collecting empirical evidence on whether or not
financial accounting standards which exist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia give
rise to economic consequences. Awareness of the potential economic
consequences ...
Mouskou, Maria(University of Wales AberystwythInternational Politics, 2006)
In this thesis I look at modernization theory and the relationship between economic development and political liberalization. I focus my analysis on China and I investigate a recent argument that seeks to explain why China's ...
Randerson, Peter; Valentine, John; Heaton, Rebecca; Duller, Chris J.(2008)
The purpose of the work is to undertake a new and full assessment of the economics of short-rotation coppice (SRC) willow and to consider associated issues. This subject is crucial to the primary producers and to the ...
Holmes, M. G.; Attridge, T. H.; Higgins, J. T.; Cooley, N. M.(2001-07)
The effects of supplementary ultraviolet-A (UV-A) and ultraviolet-B+A (UV-B+A) in the natural environment on the growth and morphology of various ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana were investigated. The ecotypes investigated ...
Proanthocyanidins (PAs) are plant secondary metabolites and are composed primarily of catechin and epicatechin units in higher plant species. Due to the ability of PAs to bind reversibly with plant proteins to improve ...